Awesome Quiet SkimmerBy Mikeon 12/26/2014

Mike would recommend this product to a friend

Got this skimmer for Christmas! As soon as I turned it on it went crazy because I just upgraded and decided I really need a skimmer. Went from a 10 G to a 20L and have this on my 20L, it pulled decent yellowish/greenish skimmate as soon as I turned it on. Compared to the 10, the fish tank is lightly stocked (pair of clowns, six line wrasse, cleaner shrimp) and basically did a 50% water change when adding this skimmer. It is very quiet and still in the break in period so I hope the skimmate gets dark as said. I gave it 5 stars because it was easily assembled although the directions weren't that helpful but its well built and QUIET.

Reef Octopus BH100By Guyon 5/22/2014

Guy would recommend this product to a friend

Works great. Just let it break-in and fine tune it. Easy, easy, easy. Performs great and super quiet.

Great SkimmerBy Lionel on 4/10/2014

Lionel would recommend this product to a friend

I'll save you hours of research. This is a well built, relatively quiet skimmer. I was looking for a skimmer for my 50 gal breeder and I'm very happy with Reef Octopus's products. My only regret is not going with the 1000 or 2000, mostly because of the external mounted pump and 50 gallons seems to be the biggest tank I would put this on.
Overall, a great product that does what it says.

Awesome Skimmer!By Adamon 3/28/2014

Adam would recommend this product to a friend

A great skimmer for someone who is still new to the hobby. I've only been keeping saltwater tanks for a little over a year and this is one of my best purchases, next to an RO/DI system. It took a little over 48 hours for it to break in and start producing a light skimmate. After a week I had some nice, dark skimmate being pulled from my tank.

The only negatives to this skimmer are the directions and the in tank pump. Youtube quickly solved the directions problem and the in tank pump does take up some room in my 29gal tank, but the way the pump is set up it skims the top of my water which I really like! The only other downfall is the open side of the skimmer leading to the return. This just adds a little more to the salt creep and evaporation - but that's what top off RO/DI water is always for.

Even with the few downfalls I still give this skimmer a 5/5 because of the quality build of the skimmer and how it functions so quietly. My old Coralife super skimmer was extremely loud and this skimmer is the complete opposite.

My first real skimmerBy N. Clarkon 3/8/2014

N. Clark would recommend this product to a friend

After spending quite a few months researching skimmers for my new 45gal tank it came down to two models; the Reef Octopus and the Aquamaxx. After talking to some people on a few reefer forums, seeing a huge one up close at my local zoo, and chatting with a few LFS employees I ended up with this one. It was pretty easy to put together even though the instructions are a little useless.

Once I got her up and running she started pulling things out of the water right away. I was having to empty the cup two-three times a day for the first few days. Now that its been about a week or so it's down to every other day or so.

It's a very quiet skimmer. Just a little bit of noise when it first starts up. I think my Marineland filter makes a racket compaired to it.

All in all though I am very happy with it!

ExcellentBy Keyser Sozeon 3/7/2014

Keyser Soze would recommend this product to a friend

I'm very pleased with this skimmer. It's well built, works well, and is quiet as a mouse. It comes mostly put together, just look at the diagram to complete the assembly. There is no priming of the pump, no bubbles in the tank, or any surprises involved. Just plug and play.

The only negative is the supposed "surface skimmer" intake is too short to reach the surface (for me). I think there have been several versions of this skimmer and they add small improvements with each version.

Works as statedBy Ericon 1/1/2014

Eric would recommend this product to a friend

The directions suck, the skimmer works great , if I were to do it again I would get the BH1000 model instead because it has the pump outside of the tank. I knew this when I got it but was in a hurry. My water is crystal clear in a 40 gallon breeder tank with a Greenspotted pufferfish.

Good Quality - Quiet OperationBy Markon 12/29/2013

Mark would recommend this product to a friend

Good Skimmer for a good price.
Quality Construction
Bad Directions.

Would Buy AgainBy Brandy Andersonon 11/29/2013

Brandy Anderson would recommend this product to a friend

I've had this skimmer for about 4 years, and it's still working great. Only complaint is that the rubber band holding the collection cup in place will wear out eventually and you'll have to replace it, but that's not a big deal compared to the great value of this product.

Great ProductBy Treyeon 10/25/2013

Treye would recommend this product to a friend

This product works great! Simple installation, very quite, and does a great job skimming. I have a 36-gallon bow and this does take up more space than I'd like it to. I'm new to the hobby and if I were to do it all over again, I'd go with a sump and in-sump skimmer, but it works great for what I have!

excellent constructionBy Jake Wilkersonon 10/15/2013

Jake Wilkerson would recommend this product to a friend

This unit is really solid. Came in nice secure packaging.

It's still breaking in so I can't comment on it's true potential but it seems very promising.

One thing to watch for are the instructions. Pretty well useless on how to operate and set correctly.

Best skimmer Love It!By Jose on 10/9/2013

Jose would recommend this product to a friend

I am a beginner aquarist started putting together a saltwater a couple months ago. Looked around many places trying to figure out which skimmer worked best for my 50 gallon hexagon shaped tank, decided to go with the reef octopus bh100. Instructions where difficult to read and put together because images on sheet are not updated since they replaced the pump, but don't need to be a rocket science to figure out. After only a few minutes I could see the skimmer working, cleaning and clearing my tank making it crystal clear and not to mention how silent it is you cant even hear it during the day barely at night. The maintenance is incredibly easy. After all I love this product, could not have picked a better choice.